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Get ready for a fun Apocalypse

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  • Get ready for a fun Apocalypse

    Get ready for a fun Apocalypse

    KidsPost gets a sneak peek at Six Flags America’s new roller coaster, Apocalypse, with company engineer Michael Reitz.

    — Christina Barron

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  • Biking beyond training wheels

    Biking beyond training wheels

    Fairfax County middle-school students help kids with disabilities learn to ride two-wheelers.

    Christina Barron

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  • Recycling team keeps things green

    Recycling team keeps things green

    At Great Seneca Creek Elementary in Germantown, kids make sure that recycling is a focus of education.

    — Kitson Jazynka

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Students investigate journalism

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The Score by Fred Bowen

Washington Nationals' Bryce Harper wipes his face in the dugout during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Saturday, May 12, 2012, in Cincinnati. Harper cut his forehead Friday night breaking a bat off the field. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

Be smarter than these guys on the field

Sometimes professional athletes — and coaches — do the dumbest things.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 06: Bryce Harper #34 of the Washington Nationals celebrates with manager Davey Johnson after stealing home plate in the first inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Nationals Park on May 6, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

Washington’s pro teams are winning

The Capitals, Nationals, United and Redskins have given D.C. sports fans plenty to cheer about recently.

spectators (parents) watching a youth soccer game.

A weekend of silent soccer

This weekend something will be missing from Arlington’s kid soccer games — the yelling.

Homework helpers

The children of the Titanic

Explaining the election

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The Civil War

History of Washington

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Readers' Corner

Illustration one time use only for KidsPost 5.9.12 Maurice Sendak

‘Wild Things’ author Sendak dies

— Tracy Grant

Maurice Sendak sent the message to kids that even when they misbehaved, they would be loved.

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